Can we please talk about the weird lights that people are seeing to the west at night?

[Roger Roger]

One of my wife’s friends was dating a flat earther. We were going to go on a double date and I was going to bring up how traffic circles are causing tornados. They broke up, now I’m sad.

“Of course I don’t believe humans are causing global warming, that’s just the government’s coverup so no one panics about the alien terraforming project”

 

[CFIT99]

“Of course I don’t believe humans are causing global warming, that’s just the government’s coverup so no one panics about the alien terraforming project”

there was a movie about this with Charlie Sheen....It's not Starship Troopers but it's a decent weekday watch

 

[JordanD]

I saw it heading westbound last week. It was more of a rhythmic pattern where they would appear about every 2 minutes or so then fade away. That one seems more easily explained. The ones I have seen previously in the NE sky are more in the triangular pattern and seem to chase each other and move. Appears to be one group and not flashing of multiple objects as they pass through the area. I dont know enough to make an educated guess on it, so aliens.

That's closer to what I've seen. I'm sure there's some kind of explanation for what it is, but it's so frustrating now because googling anything just comes up with articles about how it's Starlink when it's clearly something else.

 

[CoffeeIcePapers]

One of my wife’s friends was dating a flat earther. We were going to go on a double date and I was going to bring up how traffic circles are causing tornados. They broke up, now I’m sad.

Had one next to me on a DH. Showed him an attitude indicator and blew his mind.

 

[JordanD]

Had one next to me on a DH. Showed him an attitude indicator and blew his mind.

"You're a pilot? Can I ask you something?" always makes me brace myself. My doctor asked me today and I was about to wonder if I needed to find a new one, but luckily she was just curious if Vegas is always bumpy like that.

 

[Screaming_Emu]

"You're a pilot? Can I ask you something?" always makes me brace myself. My doctor asked me today and I was about to wonder if I needed to find a new one, but luckily she was just curious if Vegas is always bumpy like that.

“No, we just do it to F with the hung over people.”

 

[JordanD]

“No, we just do it to F with the hung over people.”

I kind of loved commuting out of Vegas. "Well, you know at least ONE person is going to be too drunk/hungover to show up, so that improves your chances right there."

 

[Screaming_Emu]

I kind of loved commuting out of Vegas. "Well, you know at least ONE person is going to be too drunk/hungover to show up, so that improves your chances right there."

My first thought on that BA 777 engine fire and RTO a few years ago is the poor hung over people in the back. We’ve all had those trips where you collapse into your seat, ready to sleep it off on the way home. Then you find out you’re getting an extra night in Vegas in the worst way possible.

 

[derg]

I've seen some really bizarre stuff but it wasn't linear, pulsing and the videos that are stressing that it's still Starlink don't correspond to anything I saw.

 

[derg]

“Of course I don’t believe humans are causing global warming, that’s just the government’s coverup so no one panics about the alien terraforming project”

Oh boy… Rogan Bros. Yay, lions not sheep or something. Rawwwwr.

 

[Roger Roger]

Oh boy… Rogan Bros. Yay, lions not sheep or something. Rawwwwr.

Basically this

 

[derg]

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One of the other pilots said something about 'i did some research on…' and my brain blanked and I felt like:

"Research…research…research…"

Even though it was about a completely uncontested, uncontroversial topic.

 

[Roger Roger]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuu


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Don’t worry he lives in SFO so he’ll be staying there

 

[Autothrust Blue]

I've seen some really bizarre stuff but it wasn't linear, pulsing and the videos that are stressing that it's still Starlink don't correspond to anything I saw.

"Did you see that?"
"See what? You didn't see nothing."

 

[Roger Roger]

there was a movie about this with Charlie Sheen....It's not Starship Troopers but it's a decent weekday watch

Hahahaha I just read the plot summary. Hell yeah

 

[BEEF SUPREME]

Hahahaha I just read the plot summary. Hell yeah

It’s actually a really good movie IMO


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[poser765]

It’s actually a really good movie IMO


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Really good movie. Hits I’ll of the spots… overtly 90s, cheesy, and fun.

Can’t remember the name of it. Arrival? But isn’t that the name of that recent movie with ugly hot chick trying to learn an alien language and because the writing is circular she can go back in time and cuddle her dead daughter or some •?

 

[Maurus]

I am pretty sure it is a bunch of satellites. If you notice a low moon/sun when it happens that would be the cause. It doesn't have to be starlink. It could be a different satellite cluster. That said they appear to be moving likely because they are moving a bit along with autokinesis. Moving parts on the satellites could also be causing the moving effect.

 

[BEEF SUPREME]

I am pretty sure it is a bunch of satellites. If you notice a low moon/sun when it happens that would be the cause. It doesn't have to be starlink. It could be a different satellite cluster. That said they appear to be moving likely because they are moving a bit along with autokinesis. Moving parts on the satellites could also be causing the moving effect.

They appeared to wiggle but I figured it was either autokinesis or just that I was looking only 10-20 deg above the horizon so the thickest part of the atmosphere.

 

[spitfire5181]

I've convinced myself it's Starlink, based on the constellation. Not sure if I missed it but I don't think people realize right now there are over 5,500 orbiting. They've all been launched within the past 4-5 years, there's just a lot more stuff in space now.